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Jessie: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53322234
She married (1) Ralph Davis.
On Jan. 15, 1919 at Des Moines, Iowa she married (2) Peter Lepley, son of E.M. Lepley & Katie Cramer.
Ralph Davis' marker is next to hers. Peter Lepley is buried in nearby Sheppard Cemetery.
Children:
Joseph G. Davis (1914 - 1945)
Julia Lepley Smith of Tucson, b. about 1924
Parents: George W Porter (Civil War veteran), Eliza Jane Davis Porter
Siblings: O'zelia Grace Porter Haddon (1868 - 1919), Violet Alverda Porter Hoisington (1871 - 1936), Lillian Belle Porter Congdon (1874 - 1965), George Edwin Porter (1880 - 1949), Guy Webster Porter (1884 - 1957), Rosalia A. Porter, James B. Porter, Nancy M. Porter, Lulu I. Porter, John W. Porter, Alazanna E Porter
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The following is a record of the marriage of Ralph Davis, son of Arsula Rash Davis and Joe Davis.
BUT some information here conflicts with other, "known" information: That Ralph married Jessie Porter. This record has him marrying Jessie McNutt, and lists McNutt's parents. Notice that both possible wives, Porter and McNutt, have the first name Jessie. Quite a coincidence. It is my belief that the following record mistakenly includes information from some other record, about the McNutts, and that it SHOULD say Jessie Porter. This guess is supported farther down by a census record.
Name: Ralph Davis
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Sep 1911
Event Place: Hardin, Iowa, United States
Age: 23
Father's Name: Joseph Davis
Mother's Name: Susie Rash
Spouse's Name: Jessie Mc Nutt
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Spouse's Father's Name: Alfred Mc Nutt
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rebecca Mc Nutt
GS Film Number: 1547700 , Digital Folder Number: 004320687
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Citing this Record: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJ7M-39M : accessed 18 March 2015), Joseph Davis in entry for Ralph Davis and Jessie Mc Nutt, 21 Sep 1911; citing Hardin, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
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In the 1930 census we find Ralph Davis' widow Jessie Porter Davis now married to Pete Lepley, and living with them is Jessie's mother Eliza J. Porter.
They have a six-year-old daughter together.
They also have her son with Ralph, now a stepson to Peter.
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Providence, Hardin, Iowa, United States
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Pete T Lepley Head M 52 Iowa
Jessie E Lepley Wife F 43 Iowa
Joseph G Davis Stepson M 15 South Dakota
Julia L Lepley Daughter F 6 Iowa
Eliza J Porter Mother-in-law F 86 Ohio
Alverda Hoisington Lodger F 58 Iowa
District: 0022 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4A , Household ID: 85 , Line Number: 48 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 658 , GS Film number: 2340393 , Digital Folder Number: 004584414 , Image Number: 00154 United States Census, 1930
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMJX-SVX : accessed 18 March 2015), Joseph G Davis in household of Pete T Lepley, Providence, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet 4A, family 85, line 48, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 658; FHL microfilm 2,340,393.
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